Overview
TrueUp
Trajectory Score
91
/100
Trajectory Rank
Business
AI chips
Founded
9 years ago
2017
HQ
Valuation
$4.4 billion
Company type
Private - Venture-Backed
Lightmatter is an AI chips company with 52 job openings. It is currently valued at $4.4 billion as a private company. The company was founded in 2017.
Company grid
Employee happiness →
Growth →
🚀
🐢
😊
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Jobs
Open jobs
52
Top Job Categories
Jobs
1.
Engineering (Software)
17
(33%)
2.
Engineering (Hardware)
5
(10%)
3.
Artificial Intelligence
2
(4%)
4.
Business Operations & Program Management
2
(4%)
5.
Research
2
(4%)
Top Job Locations
Jobs
1.
🇺🇸 United States
39
(75%)
2.
🇺🇸 San Francisco Bay Area
34
(65%)
3.
🇨🇦 Canada
16
(31%)
4.
🇨🇦 Toronto, Canada
16
(31%)
5.
🇺🇸 Boston
16
(31%)
Top Tech/Tools Mentioned
Jobs
1.
Python
26
(50%)
2.
Linux
8
(15%)
3.
Git
7
(13%)
4.
C++
6
(12%)
5.
MATLAB
5
(10%)
Financials
Valuation
$4.4billion
Tech Unicorn
Last round - Oct 2024
Latest secondary valuation
$5.5billion
25% from last round
Estimate as of Jun 16, 2026
Data source: Caplight
Most recent funding
2 years ago ($400 million)
Total funding
$822 million
Actual value 'created' (valuation - total funding)
+$3.6 billion
Lead Investors - Series A
Google Ventures
Matrix
Spark CapitalCulture
Employee sentiment
Would recommend company
81%
30+ reviews
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
Better than 82% of tech co's
Approve of CEO
Nick Harris
82%
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
Rankings and awards
Forbes America’s Best Startup Employers
2026
Career-Launching Companies (by Aakash Gupta)
2025
Forbes America’s Best Startup Employers
2025
Fortune 50 AI Innovators
2024
CB Insights AI 100
2024
More rankings Layoffs
No known layoffs
Policies
Open jobs that are remote
2% (1 jobs)
H1B sponsorships (2025)
17
TrueUp
Rank
#402